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NEWS IN BRIEF - BBC NEWS ONLINE GETS ARTS AND SHOWBIZ BBC.
News Online is launching a new section for arts, entertainment and showbiz news. The new offshoot will work in close collaboration with BBC television and radio programmes. The new section launches
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NEWS ANALYSIS - Inactive service.
Ashley Highfield's demand for interactive proposals means ill-equipped producers must shake off inertia and address their iTV skills shortages. But do costs and right issues complications make this an impossible target?
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RATINGS ANALYSIS - The teatime TV viewing tussle.
Since ITV axed soap Home and Away, it has failed to replace it with another ratings puller and now faces a tough battle with the other terrestrials, especially as C5 plans to put the Oz drama back on the air.
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Murdoch bags Hamann and Alli for new venture.
Former Sky Networks managing director Elisabeth Murdoch has signed up former BBC head of documentaries Paul Hamann and former Carlton production head Waheed Alli to join her new production company.Hamann will
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RATINGS - Viewers gave their all to BBC's Comic Relief.
Viewers said pants to all other channels last Friday as they flocked to BBC 1's charity fundraising evening, writes Jon Rogers.
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EastEnders' bloody night kills off all contenders.
EastEnders' big storyline on Thursday night attracted an enormous bloodthirsty audience topping the table with an average 18.01 million, only slightly lower than the biggest audience of last year when the
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FREE TO AIR - A blow for the switch-off.
That slot-squatter Prof Stephen Barnett wrote a rather intriguing piece in last Sunday's Observer, which attempted, very successfully, to demonstrate that there was a link between the shooting of EastEnders' Phil
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Sports heads unite against Kirch
ITV head of sport Brian Barwick and BBC head of sport Peter Salmon have launched a united attack on German media group Kirch's handling of the sale of rights to the World Cup 2002, writes Simon Ellery.
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IN MY VIEW - The DCMS should consult Ofcom before using 'back-stop powers' against the BBC.
One of the fiercest criticisms of the communications white paper has been its failure to give Ofcom much of a say over the BBC. This criticism has not just come from
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Sky One and Movies to add interactivity.
BSKYB is ramping up its interactive TV activity and plans to launch a number of new services for its key channel brands by the end of the year, writes David Wood.
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Liquid brand to roll out across Choice.
BBC Choice controller Stuart Murphy is planning to roll out the channel's high-profile Liquid News brand with the launch of Liquid Business and Liquid Sport, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
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NEWS IN BRIEF - ONE IN 7 STREAM ON NET.
One in seven UK internet users used streaming media in January, according to internet monitoring company NetValue. Ongoing research on streaming media - where audio or video files such as videos,
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NEWS IN BRIEF - PICKARD PLANNING S CLUB 7 IN NEW YORK.
BBC controller of children's Nigel Pickard is concluding talks with pop group S Club 7 to make a follow-up series to Miami 7 and S Club 7 in LA for BBC
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FOCUS: THE PRODUCTION SHOW - C5 lobbies ITC for further drama cuts.
Channel 5 is lobbying the Independent Television Commission (ITC) to once again reduce the number of hours of original drama productions it is obliged to broadcast so it can plough more
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NEWS IN BRIEF - CHANNEL 5'S ANIMAL ER GOES TO INDIA.
Channel 5 has commissioned United Productions to produce an international version of its Animal ER strand for transmission in the summer. Commissioned by deputy controller of features and arts Kim Peat,
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C5 to air Prince Andrew profile.
Channel 5 controller of features and arts Michael Attwell has ordered two profile documentaries from September Films, one looking at the life of Prince Andrew and the other at country music star Tammy Wynette, writes Colin Robertson.
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S4C expands activities.
S4C is poised to expand its commercial activities and has appointed Eina McHugh to the newly created role of head of project development, S4C Commercial, writes Penny Hughes.
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NEWS IN BRIEF - CHILDREN'S HOUR RETURNS TO RADIO 4.
BBC Radio 4 is to bring back its Children's Hour strand - 37 years after it was dropped. The revamped show, to be called Go 4 It, will feature reviews and
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NEWS IN BRIEF - SKY DIGITAL'S CHANNEL HEALTH TO GO 24 HOUR.
Channel Health is on track to become the UK's first 24-hour health channel after increasing its daily broadcast hours from eight to 18. Founded by former BSkyB programme executive Joanne Sawicki,
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ROCK PROFILE TO BBC 2.
BBC 2 has bought the rights to entertainment show Rock Profile from Play UK, writes Georgina Lipscomb.